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Kerala launches ambitious solar project
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Greenpeace India Demands Veerappa Moily’s Resignation
New Delhi, January 14, 2013: Greenpeace India has demanded Veerappa Moily’s resignation as Environment Minister for failing to uphold the interest of environment in speedy clearances to 70 projects in…
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Tax incentives for solar energy in Bihar
The Bihar state government has devised a tax incentives plan to encourage private players to invest in solar energy. This move is especially significant since the state has been reeling under massive power shortage. The tax benefits include an exemption of registration and entry tax on installation of solar power plants on wastelands in the…
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Tamil Nadu’s solar policy a positive and ambitious step
Chennai, 22nd October, 2012 – Greenpeace welcomes the solar policy announced by the Tamil Nadu government. The decision to generate 3000 MW of Solar Energy by 2015 and making the 6% Solar Purchase Obligation (SPO) mandatory for the high tension (HT) users like SEZ's, large industries, IT parks & telecom towers is an ambitious step.…
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Chandrapur MP visits Brikesh and offers his support to Junglistan
Brikesh Singh, who is living on a tree in Chandrapur, had a special visitor recently. Hansraj Gangaram Ahir, the Member of Parliament from the Chandrapur constituency came over to Brikesh’s tree house on September 22 and was all praise for his endeavour to save Central Indian forests from coal mining. Brikesh has been living in…
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Junglistan diaries: booster shots of inspiration
Sisters from St Mary's convent and Montfort convent visited the tree house. I was amazed by their energy and enthusiasm.
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Junglistan Diaries: the writing’s on the wall
If you can read your name here then you are a hero. Today I started writing names of all the people, who have signed the petition, on the tree house.
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Foot spa and bamboo shoot curry in Junglistan
How many of you have paid thousands to get this treatment done in spas? Well I have always been curious about these treatments. But I the idea finding it out…
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Junglistan diaries: Padmapur forests, residence for a month
It was only when I woke up in the morning that the feeling started sinking in. I am actually going to be spending a month in the middle of the forest!
